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Production of local medicine raw materials, better known as active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), holds huge forex-earning potential but faces a host of headwinds from within, industry-insiders have said. They say the emerging sector has been facing lack of sufficient investment, including bank finance, at a time when it can spread …

Demand for air conditioners, electric fans and rechargeable fans in the capital Dhaka has surged amid a sizzling hot summer in the country. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, temperature in the capital rose to a 58-year record high to hit 40.6°C on Sunday. Dhaka was one of the 13 …

Bangladesh has already conquered the international apparel market and is currently the second-largest exporter of …

The price of Jet A-1 fuel has decreased from Tk77 to Tk75 per litre, and …

The new Omicron variant of Covid-19 could slow the global economic recovery, just as the …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has urged the World Bank to extend loans against projects …

Sustaining small and medium enterprises (SME) requires special policy support as a lack of close …

Banks in Bangladesh have been generous in waiving loans throughout the pandemic despite their poor …

Cross-border trade through Hili land port in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur has been suspended indefinitely …

The country’s exports jumped 31.25 per cent year-on-year to $4.04 billion in November, propelled by …

Stocks witnessed an upward trend in early hours of trading on Sunday as investors are …

Bangladesh needs closer economic partnership with its regional peers to reap the benefits from enormous …

The recovery from default loans has failed to keep pace with escalating delinquent assets in …

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the ninth National Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Fair …

Unemployed youths are now more interested in getting government jobs rather than private sector ones …

Major oil producers are due to meet Thursday to decide on output levels from January …

Bangladesh signed memorandum of understandings (MoUs) worth $2.7 billion at the International Investment Summit 2021

An agreement was signed on Wednesday between the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the Dhaka …

Stocks dropped further on Thursday following a statement from the Bangladesh Bank, saying no decisions …

The flow of remittance to Bangladesh fell sharply in November as the country’s expatriates continue …

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said the media would soon be informed about measures …

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the business community to take necessary preparations for the …

According to the data, non-food inflation rocketed to 6.48% last month from 6.19% a month …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) extended the deadline for submission of income tax returns …

Just as it was recovering from the body blow of the Covid-19 pandemic, the global …

Stocks opened sharply higher on Wednesday as the central bank and the securities regulator have …

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) authorities have formed a special committee to probe into the illegal …

Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh accelerated to 9.44 per cent in October, the highest …

The National Board of Revenue should focus on adoption of automation systems and coordinating with …

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that Bangladesh needs …

There is an urgent need for addressing the existing barriers to attract more local and …

At least half the country’s TIN holders are likely to miss the November 30 deadline …